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defaults to the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) for the host. For example:

Computer name [ldap.example.com]:

NOTE

The Directory Server requires the fully-qualified domain name to set up the servers, as

described in Section 1.2.1, “Resolving the Fully-qualified Domain Name”. T he setup script

uses the system's gethostnam e() function to obtain the hostname (such as ldap) and

the /etc/resolv.conf file to identify the domain name (such as example.com ).

Therefore, if there are aliases in the /etc/hosts file that do not match the specified

domains in the /etc/resolv.conf settings, the setup script cannot correctly generate

the fully-qualified domain name as it is used by DNS, and the default options in the prompts

are wrong.

The hostname is very important. It is used generate the Directory Server instance name, the

admin domain, and the base suffix, among others. If you are using SSL/T LS or Kerberos, the

computer name must be the exact name that clients use to connect to the system. If you will use

DNS, make sure the name resolves to a valid IP address and that IP address resolves back to this

name.

6. Set the user and group as which the Directory Server process will run. T he default is

nobody:nobody. For example:

System User [nobody]:

System Group [nobody]:

7. T he next step allows you to register your Directory Server with an existing Directory Server

instance, called the Configuration Directory Server. T his registers the new instance so it can be

managed by the Console. If this is the first Directory Server instance set up on your network, it is

not possible to register it with another directory. Select n to set up this Directory Server as a

Configuration Directory Server and move to the next typical install step, setting up the

administrator user.

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